Day 323-329: Sydney
Trip Start
Sep 12, 2004
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Trip End
Jan 05, 2006
Sydney,
Australia
Sunday, August 7, 2005
Well if it isn't August already, what a very very special month it is. On the 16th I will continue to defy nature by looking far younger than my 31 years on this Earth....hurrah! Much celebration, fireworks...etc. Gym this morning, back to Body Combat, Gabby woman still taking the class tho she's buggering off to London for 5 weeks - didn't even acknowledge me - bitch! Got a call re Helpdesk job with the NSW Police, been put forward for it, will hear more tomorrow hopefully.
Met Graham, an Irish bloke I've been chatting to online, very nice, quick drink on Crown. Works for an ad agency, mentioned I wanted a new casting and he's gonna contact their preferred agent and see if I can get on their books...cool. Quiet night in, only 2 others left in the dorm, both German, they buggered off out so chilled and watched TV. Managed to get it tuned in to Ten so could watch Big Brother...woohoo!
Tuesday 02/08/05:
Was gonna just lay in bed this morning as I should rest with the cold, but being thin and gorgeous is more important so went to the gym, Bond St this time...and OH...MY...GOD!!! Broom Cupboard 'Super'star Andi Peters was there, what's that all about?? Quite possibly the bizarrest thing to happen here so far. Done the job thing, chased a few and applied for some more. Got another call about the Helpdesk job, putting me forward today...what happened to yesterday, oh well, at least they're putting me forward for something. Have applied for 10 jobs since getting back....just a big numbers game.
Wednesday 03/08/05:
Day off from the gym, still harbouring a cold. New German bloke in the dorm and new Asian girl, where are all the people from English speaking countries???? Was doing job stuff at the net cafe when an agency called, wanted me to go see them today. Job sounds real good; 2 month contract doing Lotus Support from Ernst and Young right in the city. Jumped on the train and went to see them, agency woman loves me, best thing since sliced bread, etc. Just depends if the company feel the same way, she's putting the CV forward and hopefully I'll hear something soon - so that's 2 jobs where the companies have my CV.
Went to Coogee in the afternoon to hang out with Sven. Chat, drinks food. Had an almost proper kind of date in the evening with a bloke called Simon. Met on the net but also seen him out at the Oxford, been chatting online for a bit and tonight met for dinner. Lovely bloke, went really well. So well in fact that he wants me to house sit for him while he's on the US for the next 3ish weeks. Said that he should sleep on it and make sure that he's happy for me to do that....but it would be fantastic, a place to myself! Woohoo!
Thursday 04/08/05:
Laid in bed most of the morning, gonna get some drugs for the cold, getting on my nerves now. Gym over lunch. Simon called, still wants me to look after his place, gonna pick up the keys tonight, he leaves for US tomorrow. Introduced me to one of his friends, well actually he directed me to him on the phone...think he kinda wanted the friend to meet me, score out of 10 and all that...lol. No call backs on the job front, chased a few jobs, unsurprisingly they were all 'on the phone' or 'away from their desk', god knows how these agencies get anything done coz there never there...bastards!
Picked up some stuff that I had in storage with Aaron, needed my business wear in case I get an interview, and another set of gym kit, been using the same vest and shorts for 5 months - they're getting holes. Whilst there got a call from an agency, really positive about my CV, putting me forward for a job at Ernst & Young....big big big company - very cool. Went round Simon's to pick up the keys and we went and had some food. Great apartment, gonna have a fridge, TV, stereo, bed, washing machine, shower, toilet and space to myself for 2 weeks!! Think the last time I wasn't sharing with someone was when Niki went away for a few days for Christmas, but this is the first time I've lived on my own for 2 weeks since leaving the UK....how weird.
Friday 05/08/05:
Well what an eventful day, agency called again today - got an interview at
Ernst & Young Monday at 2pm. Another agency called, got a job at Price Waterhouse Coopers, want to put me forward, went to meet the guy and he thinks I'm great....which of course is accurate. Of course it's all very complicated with visas and stuff, can't be arsed to explain, either way they seem to get the impression that it won't be a problem if I get a job. Loads more Germans checked in today, thank god I leave tomorrow. Went to the net cafe, thought I'd just check my Oz bank account...and there's $850 in it which I didn't know about, must have got another payment from the job earlier in the year...woohoo!
Out with Sven in the evening, went to see Downfall at the Chauvel, excellent excellent movie. German movie so Sven had kinda seen it, but makes a change for him to be able to understand a film over here. Dragged him to the Oxford for a drink, pointed out that he always takes me to straight bars so only fair we go to a gay one occasionally - he managed 2 drinks. Even got some bloke trying to chat him up...within 10 mins of being there!! Bastard. Never happens to me...but he is a 6'2" chunky bloke. Wandered to a couple of straight bars including a trashy oirish bar on George St, think the only thing that made it oirish was that fact it was called 'St Patrick's Tavern'. Escaped leaving Sven to it and just had a couple on Oxford.
Saturday 06/08/05:
Checked out and moved over to Simon's place this morning. Took bloody ages on the trains but so worth it. Defrosted his fridge for him as that's part of the bargain and that's all I had to do....washed his sheets too as he didn't change them...lazy bugger! His place is a 10 min walk from the train station and it's only a couple of train stops into the city, so not too difficult to get around.
Was planning on having a quiet one in the evening, Simon's got plenty of DVDs I can work my way through whilst I'm there....however by 10pm I had a desire to go for a wander. Started in the Newtown which had the most bizarre 'drag' show - based on The Muppets, not very funny and seemed completely out of place. Newtown closes at midnight which is ridiculously early, so walked to the Imperial which is on the way home anyway. Bumped into Allen from choir, watched a couple of the shows, danced a bit, drank a bit and ended up getting home about 4am.
Sunday 07/08/05:
Knackered! Chris called this morning, about bloody time too - sent him a text a couple of days ago as he should have been back from his round world trip but no reply. Then Allen goes and texts him last night and he replies straight away....outraged! Wasn't really in a state to hold a conversation so spoke to him later in the afternoon. Vegged out watching Little Britain, finally seeing all the first series. Intended to go to the gym today and by mid-afternoon felt like I could make it without dying.
Done some prep work for tomorrow's interview, some Notes revision and reading up a little about Ernst & Young. Night in tonight, definitely, watched
Big Brother which is coming to an end over here soon, only 3 people left. They have evictions on Sundays over here so someone went last night and to shake up the final 3 they're putting someone new in the house tomorrow....and guess who it is...Nadia!!!..lol...should be fun. Interview tomorrow so early night....
